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Maple flooring over radiant heat
Q: I’ll be laying down solid-maple tongue-and-groove strip flooring over a radiant-heating system installed in a plywood subfloor. Should I glue down the flooring to avoid accidentally nailing through one of…
Warm Floors Now Easier Than Ever
Radiant-panel systems a carpenter can install are perfect under a wood floor.
Living with Only What You Need
A small new house in a historic neighborhood makes the most of its 1100 square feet.
Energy Efficient From the Ground Up
One builder's plan yields Vermont's most energy-efficient house.
What’s Hot in Bathroom Heaters?
There are lots of options for taking the chill off. Which one fits your house?
Choosing Boilers and Controls for Warm Floors
You don't want the noise and dust associated with furnaces; you want the comfort of radiant heat. Here are some options for heating the water and getting it to your floors.
A Primer on Heating Systems
You'll save money and stay more comfortable by matching the heating system to your climate, your house and your needs.
Hydronic Radiant-Floor Heating
Concrete slabs, thin slabs, and metal plates offer different ways of routing radiant heat underneath every floor in the home.
Detailing a thin radiant slab
Q: My garage is used primarily for antique-auto restoration, but its blacktop floor is so soft that on a hot day a bicycle kickstand will sink into the floor and the…
Piping for radiant heat
Q: I have some questions about hydronic heating: What is the difference between black steel pipe and galvanized steel pipe? Can copper and black pipe be mixed in the same system?…

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